HARDY, the mockingbird & THE CROW | Album Review 💿
![HARDY, the mockingbird & THE CROW [📷: Big Loud / Big Loud Rock]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hardy-the-mockingbird-the-crow-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
HARDY delivers an entertaining, often unapologetic country effort with his 2023 LP, the mockingbird & THE CROW.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
![HARDY, the mockingbird & THE CROW [📷: Big Loud / Big Loud Rock]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hardy-the-mockingbird-the-crow-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
HARDY delivers an entertaining, often unapologetic country effort with his 2023 LP, the mockingbird & THE CROW.
![Måneskin, RUSH! [📷: Epic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/maneskin-rush-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Unleashing their international debut LP, and third LP overall, Måneskin delivers an enjoyable, crowd-pleasing album with RUSH!.
![Ice Spice, Like..? (EP) [📷: Dolo Entertainment, Inc. / UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ice-spice-like-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
After earning traction with her single, “Munch (Feelin’ U),” Bronx rapper Ice Spice shows ample potential and upside on her brief, debut EP, Like..?.
![Joesef, Permanent Damage [📷: Bold Cut / AWAL Recordings Ltd]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/joesef-permanent-damage-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Queer Scottish, soul-pop musician Joesef delivers an authentic, emotional, and truly exceptional debut album with Permanent Damage.
![SZA, SOS [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA; PIRO via Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sza-sos-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Despite a long wait, SZA makes a compelling comeback with her lengthy but high-quality sophomore album, SOS.
![Myylo, Ahh [📷: Myylo]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ah-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
With his EP era in the books, ascending, independent LGBTQ pop artist, Myylo drops an enjoyable, ‘trim and fit’ debut album with Ahh.
![Joji, SMITHEREENS [📷: 88rising / Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/joji-smithereens-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Joji continues to exhibit his transformation into a gifted, truly intriguing musician on his short but utterly sweet, nine-track album, SMITHEREENS.
![Arctic Monkeys, The Car [📷: Domino]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/arctic-monkeys-the-car-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated alternative collective Arctic Monkeys keep it weird yet intriguing on their seventh studio album, The Car.
![Taylor Swift, Midnights [📷: Taylor Swift]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/taylor-swift-midnights-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-winning musician extraordinaire Taylor Swift makes an epic return to pop on her tenth studio album, Midnights.
![Charlie Puth, Charlie [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/charlie-puth-charlie-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Grammy-nominated pop singer/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth takes a step forward in his third studio album, Charlie.
![Joshua Bassett, Sad Songs In A Hotel Room [📷: Warner]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/joshua-bassett-sad-songs-in-a-hotel-room-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
In Sad Songs In A Hotel Room, Joshua Bassett opens up about pain, sadness, and trauma, transforming his personal issues into a sweet, relatable musical soundtrack.
![Ari Lennox, age/sex/location [📷: Dreamville / Roc Nation]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ari-lennox-age-sex-location-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
R&B singer Ari Lennox brings the heat to her fine sophomore album, age/sex/location. It impresses well beyond the hit single, “Pressure.”